Miss.Africa Seed Funding for Tech Initiatives for women in Africa

Deadline: 2 February 2017

Call for Applications: Miss.Africa Seed Fund for Tech Initiatives for women in Africa

Miss.Africa Initiative led by DCA Academy is seeking Expression of Interest (EOIs) for its Seed Fund in Africa that will give small grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase their digital opportunities in IT related training, jobs and leadership roles.

The program is interested in learning about successful activities that are currently supporting women and girls in STEM, and through this effort, identify how might support scalability and their impacts.

Funding Information

The 2016 Seed Grant for the amount Five Thousand US dollars (USD 5,000) will assist the winning initiative to start or expand their capacity.

A second category of One Thousand United States Dollars (USD 1000) will be granted as a prize for two other applicants from emerging African countries that create further socio-economic value for women by effectively leveraging tech opportunities.

Project Criteria

Preference will be given to projects that target under-served populations and locations, take a collaborative approach, have a high potential for growth and present an innovative use of technology. Projects eligible for grant funding include, but are not limited to:

Computer science workshops and training for women and girls

Early incubation of female tech entrepreneurs

Programming and app development training programs

Hackathons and coding boot camps for girls

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for a Miss.Africa Seed Fund grant applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

Current resident of an African country (including North and Sub-Saharan Africa).

Application must be submitted in English.

Applying as an individual (at least 18 years of age), or a representative of a non-governmental organization (NGO) or social enterprise based in Africa.